A Category Four Hurricane
A Category Five Act of Compassion
When Hurricane Katrina ripped through downtown New Orleans and the surrounding communities, we observed nature acting with her utmost cruelty and indifference. When our politicians started pointing fingers and carping over who didn't do what and why, we saw government acting with it's utmost ineptitude and vindictiveness. Since then, in the recovery and clean-up effort, we have seen Americans acting with their utmost compassion and honor.
There are so many tales of sacrifice, sharing, giving and caring, that one can almost forget the events that lead up to this disaster and the differences that divide us. We are reminded that, at the end of the day, America is a great nation.
Days become weeks and weeks will become years. Those of us, not directly affected by this tragedy will forget most of those images of the cruel, bitter fates of so many Americans. The Americans who suffered monumental spiritual and physical wounds, at the fury of nature, will recover to whatever capacity they have left. They will endure and they will go on.
But those who sacrificed and gave all that they could, will carry that honor for the rest of their lives.
Nature came and in her contemptuous indifference, she shattered lives and wiped away whole communities. Victims of such horrors endure, or die. Witnesses watch and forget. But those who move into action, seize the initiative, find a place where they can make a difference and do.
If you are not of the first category, you are blessed: do not allow yourself to fall into the second. Show your capacity for good and seize the initiative. Here is an example of someone who did.
A co-worker of mine, realizing that there will be so many families without homes, has decided to donate one. He is offering a home, to be given to a family that survived this horrible tragedy.
This man and I have had "conversations" in the past, that have made fellow co-workers seek refuge under their desks. I would not rule out the possibility of more conversations of this nature, in the future. Needless to say, neither side of the political spectrum has sole ownership of honor and compassion.
Please consider a truly bipartisan act of kindness and charity, that I hope, one day can be emulated by our national leaders. If you have any questions, please contact John at donateahouseforkatrinavictims@yahoo.com.
Please Buy This House
Emulated, that is, after we run this group of knuckle draggers out of Washington.
When Hurricane Katrina ripped through downtown New Orleans and the surrounding communities, we observed nature acting with her utmost cruelty and indifference. When our politicians started pointing fingers and carping over who didn't do what and why, we saw government acting with it's utmost ineptitude and vindictiveness. Since then, in the recovery and clean-up effort, we have seen Americans acting with their utmost compassion and honor.
There are so many tales of sacrifice, sharing, giving and caring, that one can almost forget the events that lead up to this disaster and the differences that divide us. We are reminded that, at the end of the day, America is a great nation.
Days become weeks and weeks will become years. Those of us, not directly affected by this tragedy will forget most of those images of the cruel, bitter fates of so many Americans. The Americans who suffered monumental spiritual and physical wounds, at the fury of nature, will recover to whatever capacity they have left. They will endure and they will go on.
But those who sacrificed and gave all that they could, will carry that honor for the rest of their lives.
Nature came and in her contemptuous indifference, she shattered lives and wiped away whole communities. Victims of such horrors endure, or die. Witnesses watch and forget. But those who move into action, seize the initiative, find a place where they can make a difference and do.
If you are not of the first category, you are blessed: do not allow yourself to fall into the second. Show your capacity for good and seize the initiative. Here is an example of someone who did.
A co-worker of mine, realizing that there will be so many families without homes, has decided to donate one. He is offering a home, to be given to a family that survived this horrible tragedy.
This man and I have had "conversations" in the past, that have made fellow co-workers seek refuge under their desks. I would not rule out the possibility of more conversations of this nature, in the future. Needless to say, neither side of the political spectrum has sole ownership of honor and compassion.
Please consider a truly bipartisan act of kindness and charity, that I hope, one day can be emulated by our national leaders. If you have any questions, please contact John at donateahouseforkatrinavictims@yahoo.com.
Please Buy This House
Emulated, that is, after we run this group of knuckle draggers out of Washington.
posted by Paul Skogstrom at 1:26 AM
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